I like to eat things.

Yes, this is another Oscar post.

Where do I even start?

Oscar ate this.  ATE it.  As in swallowed it whole.  Um... I have no idea how.

The one we had originally had a cheap tennis ball attached to it.  We bought it during one of our puppy classes back in the day for training, and he ripped off the ball in class.  It stayed in tact for, oh say, about 5 minutes.  He loved the fleece part, but it did get disgustingly wet while he played with it.  The then started to pull at each strand, ruining the braid part.  Eventually, the toy became a very loosely braided toy with mismatched lengths of fleece strand.

Many times, I had to take it away from him and knot up the longer strands because I noticed they would go completely down his throat, but never have I imagined that he would get the entire thing down.

So this time, he did.  The toy was quarantined away in the bathroom downstairs, and Mr. Chill must've left the door semi open while he pulled out the trash in the room.  Oscar found the toy, and JACKPOT! Within a minute it was gone and our poor dog walker witnessed it.

Of course, the next few hours were followed by frantic calls from yours truly to Mr. Chill, to our vet, and to our dog trainer, Ruth.  I lined up various emergency vets in the event Oscar chokes or vomits, or has a toy sticking out of his ass (um, deja vu?).

The first night went fine.



Video of Oscar trying to get Mr. Chill's attention. (Just for the record, we ignore Oscar if he cries or whines, unless it is an emergency, because we don't want him to think crying will get him what he wants.)

Finding time to work out

Why is it that I feel like there are never enough hours in a day?  Especially when it comes to working out?

I try to hit the gym, or do bikram yoga, 4x a week.  I really should do more, but trying to make the 4 classes is TOUGH.  Getting there is half the battle.

For example, I made plans to have dinner with my Dulcetta girls (to be announced in the near future) in the city.  Plenty of time to hit the gym beforehand.  But then I realized, Oscar needs paw booties because the snow and the salt is doing a mean number on his precious paws.  I would say this is a priority especially since we're supposed to be hit with another 12 inches of snow tomorrow, and his paws looks so sad.

In true planner fashion, I called Buzzy's, our great dog food supplier, and asked if they had dog booties. Yes they do!

They carry Ultra Paws booties, and they have decent reviews.  Hopefully winter is almost over, so Oscar will only need these for another month or so.  They're not as cute as some other booties I saw, but these look like they will stay on. 

So my plan is to purchase these today along with some food and treats for our pup.  Then drive into the city and pick up Mr. Chill, go to dinner, and come home.  There is something about working out after 6pm that is very unappealing to me.  Will just have to do double tomorrow I guess.  Oh right, I have to do grocery shopping tomorrow too.

Introducing Chill family!

So I've changed Oscar's diary to be a more encompassing blog about Oscar, myself, and the doings of our family.  Most likely, it will be more about me and Oscar, with tiny tidbits of Mr. Chill since he's very private.

Anywho, thanks to everyone who's been following Oscar's diary!

Please update your bookmarks and google reader to http://thechillfamily.blogspot.com/.  All of Oscar's old posts are there as well!

Today, I will leave you with a pictures of my cute pup in about 20" of snow from this weekends blizzard!

I have no idea how little doggies go to the bathroom outside.  It took Oscar a few hours to find a safe place to poop!